Norway vs Yemen: Annual working hours per worker

Norway
1,412 hours per worker
in 2023
Yemen
1,382 hours per worker
in 2023
Norway rank
127th
Yemen rank
128th

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Norway
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 1,412 hours per worker against 1,382 hours per worker in Yemen, a difference of 30 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Yemen ahead.

Norway ranks 127th and Yemen ranks 128th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Yemen Difference Ahead
2000s 1,432 hours per worker 2,087 hours per worker 655.48 hours per worker Yemen
2010s 1,425 hours per worker 1,846 hours per worker 420.17 hours per worker Yemen
2020s 1,417 hours per worker 1,417 hours per worker 0.1575 hours per worker Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Norway or Yemen?
Norway, at 1,412 hours per worker against 1,382 hours per worker in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Norway and Yemen?
30 hours per worker, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Yemen?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Norway and Yemen rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Norway ranks 127th and Yemen ranks 128th of 130 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual working hours per worker
Unit
hours per worker
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 5,063 data points, 1870–2023
Last refreshed

Average working hours per worker in a given year.